Halter fastener



gwuvmtoz Andrew Ofstedahl Guam;

Patented July 1 1,925

uni-ran srares PATENT OFFICE.-

HALTER FASTENER.

-App1ication filed May 22, 1924. Serial No. 715,178.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ANDREW Orsrnnnrrn, a subject of the IIing of GreatBritain, residing at Scout Lake, in the Province of Saskatchewan and-Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Inn provementsin Halter Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My said invention relates to a halter fastener for use particularly inmangers or horsestalls but adapted to be used also in other analogoussituations where it is desired toquickly attach or detach a rope orother restraining device.

It is an object ofthe invention to provide a device which may be appliedto a wooden bar or the like,- and which maybe readily used to grip ahalterrope or the like liri'nly and which may be readily operated'to.re-

lease said rope thus avoiding the necessity of tying a knot which wouldnecessarily have to be untied to be removed.

The invention will first be hereinafter more particularly described withreference to the accompanying drawings, which are to be taken as a partof the invention, and later pointed out in' the claims at the end of thedescription.

In said drawings:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a bar with the halter fastener appliedthereto;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the fastener with parts broken away; and

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a modified form.

In said drawings, in which the same reference characters are used todenote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the inventioncomprises a body member 10 formed preferably of a sheet of metal bent tofit about a bar 11 of a substantial size such as is used in stalls forhorses. The body member 10 is adapted to be secured to the bar by meansof nails driven through each side adjacent the end thereof, as shown,and has the central portion which is adapted to fit over the edge of thebar provided with a cut away portion, at one end of which is hinged alatch 12 formed with an inclined forwardly extending tongue 13 adaptedfor engagement with a catch 14 to secure the latch in a closed position.The body member 10 is further provided with side portions 15 extendingsubstantially at right angles to its body portion, and having triangularnotches 16, one at each side of the formed integrally with the bodymember 10 from that;- portion -of the body anembeb which is cut away andis sufficiently resilient tobe'sprung to-permit the tongue 13 .of thelatch to be released, hOWBVBIy'OlOVlOUSlY the catch might be formedseparately of spring metal and be secured in-the proper. position for;engaging the latch tongue 13; As shown in Fig 2 the bar 11 hasv cutaway: portions or notches 18 and 19 which serve respectively toaccommodate the latching means: andthe fastening means forthe halter..The notches 18 and 19 extend transversely across the bar 2 and thenotchcl9 isada-pted toreceive a rope or halter 20 having a'knot tied inone endto prevent the rope slipping :through the notch. Tofacilitate:manipulation of the latch 12,- a' handlev 12 -may be.provided, which in the present, instance, is shown'as as an ironrodshaving eachend inserted through the body of the latch and expandedto-prevent removal.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 a latch 21 is provided having sideportions bent at substantially right angles to the body portion thereofand with triangular notches, one on each side thereof, adapted forcooperation with a transverse notch 22 in a bar 23 to which the deviceis secured. The latch 21 is hinged to a metal securing member 24 whichmay be fastened to the bar 23 by screws or any other preferred means.This latch is adapted to beswung on its hinge into engagement with thebar to clamp a rope between the notch in the bar and the notches in theside portions of the latch. To secure the latch, in position I provide apin 25 adapted to extend transversely through the outer end of the latchand through the bar.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art, that variousmodifications may be made in my device without departing from the spiritof the invention and therefore I do not limit myself to what is shown inthe drawings and described in the specification, but only as indicatedin the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

2. A halter fastener comprising a body member having an intermediateface and side faces extending therefrom, said intermediate face havingan opening of a width equal to the width of said face, registeringnotches in said side faces, a latch pivoted to said body member havingnotches adapted to be brought into position to clamp a halter in thenotches of the body member, and means for securing said body member on asupport, substantially as set forth.

3. A halter fastener comprising a bar having a notch in its face, a bodymember shaped to fit over the bar and having an opening over said notch,a latch pivoted at one end of said opening, opposed notches in saidlatch and said body member, said latch'being adapted to be swung intoengagement with said body member to clamp an article between saidopposed notches,

substantially as set forth.

4. A halter fastener comprising a bar having a notch in its face, a bodymember shaped to fit over the bar and having an opening over said notch,a latch pivoted at one end of said opening, opposed notches in saidlatch and said body member, said latch member to clamp an objecttherebetween and fastening means for said latch compristo be swung intoengagement with the body inga resilient catch adapted to engage the endof the latch, said catch being formed integrally with the body member ofthe material removed to provide said opening, substantially as setforth.

6. A halter fastener comprising a body member having an intermediateface and side faces extending therefrom, said intern'iediate face havingan opening of a width equal to the width of said face, registeringnotches in said side faces, a latch pivoted to said body member havingnotches adapted to be brought into position to clamp a halter in thenotches of the body member, and resilient fastening means for saidlatch, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Scout Lake,Saskatche wan, C'anada'this 22d day of ApriL A. D. nineteen hundred andtwenty-four.

ANDREW OFSTEDAHL. [1 s.] Vitnesses: I

HARRY FIELD, GILBERT A. KANTEN.

